10.17889/E109557V1
Cantoni, Davide
Johnson, Simon
Acemoglu, Daron
Robinson, James A.
Replication data for: The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution
ICPSR Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
2010
10.1257/aer.101.7.3286
10.1257/aer.101.7.3286
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The French Revolution had a momentous impact on neighboring countries. It removed the legal and economic barriers protecting oligarchies, established the principle of equality before the law, and prepared economies for the new industrial opportunities of the second half of the 19th century. We present within-Germany evidence on the long-run implications of these institutional reforms. Occupied areas appear to have experienced more rapid urbanization growth, especially after 1850. A two-stage least squares strategy provides evidence consistent with the hypothesis that the reforms instigated by the French had a positive impact on growth. (JEL: N13, N43, O47)